【问】 give an eye to与give the eye有无区别?

【答】 由于在eye之前使用了不同的冠词，它们的意义是完全不同的。give an eye to 意为“照看”：

1. Give an eye to the fire while I'm out，won't you? There's plenty of coal in the scuttle.

我出去时你照看一下炉子行吗?煤斗里有许多煤。

2. Certainly I will give an eye to the job for you. (Worrall)

当然，我会为你照料工作的。

3. I wish you would go to the garden and give an eye to your children. (Mansfield)

我希望你去花园照看你的孩子。

give the eye则作“注目”、“目不转睛地看”、“给以白眼”解：

1. A pretty girl went by and all the boys gave her the eye. (ADI)

美丽的少女走过时，所有男孩都注视她。

2. Mrs. Jones didn't like Mary and didn't speak. She just gave her the eye when they meton the street.

琼斯太太不喜欢玛丽，因而不同她说话。在街上相遇时就给她冷眼瞧。